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??? Trevally (hopefully Dion can id) |
Day 2 had us heading out wider chasing some bigger pelagics. We focused on the feeding birds & the fish breaking the surface. The best technique was to drift into the school, this way they would remain in the area for some time. I persisted with the fly rod (catching only queenfish) whilst the boys jigged with plastics & metals slices. Trevally it seems aren't surface feeding in this location as the @#$%!*# stayed down deep out of reach of the fly.
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Jack with a nice trevally |
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Jack with a nice blue bone |
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Fly caught queenie
At times things were hectic, multiple hookups & running around the boat becoming the norm. Some fish were hard to stop & in the excitement we broke 3 rods (2 spin & 1 fly). After a while we lost interest in the pelagics, the boys wanting to get some reef fish. We ended up with 2 nice blue bone which were released into the esky.
Day 3 had us heading to the same location with additional rods (Hayden had upgraded to a heavy spin stick). In an attempt to stop fish finding the safety of the reef we were locking the spool by hand. The jigging rods I bought a few years ago were no match for some of these brutes! Jack thought he would entertain us by adding sharks to his quota..............Some very special words were used multiple times amidst frenzied bouts of re-rigging!
Hayden landed his best fish with the upgraded gear.
On a trip where 'too much fishing is barely enough', the boys would bait fish every afternoon from the beach. The resident groper was hooked a few times, but didn't even look like being landed. The boys donated a queenfish to some locals.
The Monday dawned wet & windy so reluctantly the decision was made to head home. This was another awesome weekend with some great friends (thanks Chris & family). I must be getting older, I was quite sore & bit worn out for a few days!
Get out there & fish!
Jon, Jack & Hayden
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